The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-06-03

WEEKLY COURIER.
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'0PICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
QUEEN KArIoLAsr sailed FOR Europe on
the e5fh.
ruR President has given further assur-
ance that he will visit ~ Louis and 9th q
Western potnts in the fall.
AxoruRR batch Of i've Russian Nihilists
were executed on the 2lst for participa-
ton In . conspiracy 70 assassinate inc
Gar.
Pxxsrnrxr CLEVELAND issued an order
on the 2lst consolidating the revenue die
tricts. eRecting q reduction OF twenty-five
districts in all.
HExRY BrERnrcK. OF Washington,
mem Der Of the Greedy Arctic expedition
mas been appointed an inspector q Gus
toms AZ New York
n II iusimated that Mr. Gladstone will
make another effort TO rcunite his party
by declaring IN favor Of disestaolishmen'
Of the English Church
TIVE two German subaltcrns arrested o.
0trasburg for high treason are charged
with betraying 70 France secrets relating
% the mobilization OF German troopA
rux Secretary or the Navy has approved
the report OF the trial trip Of the Atlantis
and has ordered the additional changes
in the vessel which were recommended
Tn gold holdings OF the United States
Treasury have increased over $1,000 %
since the 1st inst The silver circulation
has decreased about sDaOoo during ths
same period
THR Scotch yacht Thistle turns out Z
be about as much American as scotch
William Clark. the millionaire thread
man OF Newark. n j.. j. at the head o. tns
syndicate which built her
SECRETARY or STATE BArAED has re
ceivcd information from United States
Minister Hall that the arbitration boun
darv convention with Nicaragua has beer
ratified by the Congress Of Costa Rico.
TuR French Cabinet crisis Is as TAI
from termination as ever. sentiment
Is growing FOR the election OF Boulanger
President m the event Grevy resigns. as
Re threatens to in certain contingencies
IT i rumored that Count Won Muster
the German Ambassador al Paris, !
about 10 resign, ostcnsibiv on account
ill-health. but really because OF the IN
crcasing friction between Germany ant
France.
TIVE sale Of the French crown jewels
was concluded on the 23i. The chief lot
\ diamond head-dress. was sold In six
teen pieces for $4,000 francs The pro
cceds OF the nine days sale were 6s6i,
90 francs
CAxox FLEMING. one OF the chaplains
ordinary to Her Majesty. has just pull
lished volume Of sermons. The IA
Max Gasdf< alleges that one Of the SCI
mons Is gross plagiarism Of a sermo
delivered by Dr. Talmage OF the Brookly
Tabernacle six years ago
M. BAKER. who was declared 70 be su
fering with yellow fever at Key Wes
Fla-. died on the 23i- His wife. who COZ
tracted the disease few DAYS later. ais
died the same day. and was buried So,
erai hours after her husband.
Ar the close OF the week ended the 2ls
the Detroits held . strong lead In n
League baseball championship series
the Chicagos ti-ing Pittsburgh for sixth
In the American Association the St Lou
Browns were still on top, with no clu
pressing them very hard
Exsroxs G. H HIVES and W. l. Capp
U. =. n. who were sent TO Glasgow I'm
versity to take the advanced course
construction and marine architecture
etood frst and second in Q very larG
class. aud at the close Of the term the
took Ill Of the principal prizes.
A MEDAL containing likeness Of Pres
dent Cleveland on one side and OF An
dian and settler on the other has be-
struck on IT the Philadelphia mint Al
will be presented by the Secretary Of 4
Interior TO Indians who prove themselv
cons picuously deserving Of Federal rcco
milton
ABorr two thousand persons attends
the Presidents reception In the East roc
Of the White House on the 25th- He shoe
hands with each Of them. and the rece
ton lasted nearly an hour. Many Of Il
visiting militiamen took advantage
the opportunity and paid their respects
the President
THE recent rains throughout the Mort
west have cxtinguishcd most OF she for
fires which have been raging In wiscc
sin and Upper Michigan with su
destructive violence OF late. The pastur
and crops. which were suffering severe
from the effects Of the drought Ia
been benefited
THs Crown Prince Of Germany Is ste